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Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia

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Wikimp3 information about the music of Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia. On our website we have 26 albums and 36 collections of artist Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia. You can find useful information and download songs of this artist. We also know that Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia represents World Music genres.

Biography

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With his virtuousic blowing technique, Hariprasad Chaurasia has turned the Bansuri (bamboo) flute into an instrument of beauty. Blending the musical traditions of India with imagination and innovation, Chaurasia has reached beyond classical music to create a sound of his own. Presented with the national award of the Sangeet Natak Academy in 1984, Chaurasia received the Gaurav Puraskar from the state government of Maharashtra, India in 1990, the Padma Bhushan and the Konarak Samman in 1992 and the Yash Bharati Sanman in 1994. In addition to recording as a soloist, Chaurasia has collaborated with such jazz musicians as John McLaughlin and Jan Garbarek. His compositions have been heard in several Indian films including Silsila, which he co-wrote with Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma.

Although he began his musical studies as a vocalist, Chaurasia switched to the flute after hearing a performance by Pandit Bholanath a year later. Inspired by what he heard, Chaurasia spent the next eight years studying with Bholanath. He later studied with surbahar player Shrinimati Annapurna Devi, the daughter of Ustad Allaudin Khan and the siter of Ali Akbar Khan. In 1957, Chaurasia began playing and composing material for All India Radio in Calcutta. Ten years later, he collaborated with Shivkumar Sharma and Brijbhushan Kabra on a much-celebrated raga suite, "Call Of The Valley."

Collections

Title: Romantic Raga

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Title: Sadabahar Malhar

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Title: Shri Durga Kavach

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Title: Shri Shiva Chalisa

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Title: Best of Navras 2006

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Title: Devotional Classics

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Title: Sadabahar Hamsadhwani

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Title: Into the Silence

Genre: Lounge

Featuring albums

Title: Jan Gan Man

Artist: A. R. Rahman

Genre: World Music

Title: Bhairavi

Artist: Anjali, Pandit Ajay Pohankar

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Title: The Raga Guide

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Pop

Title: Rag Ahir Bhairav

Artist: Various Artists

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Title: Jaya Hey

Artist: Various Artists

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